Get Fit! It Improves Your Health

YOUR DAILY FIT TIP

Here’s the No. 1 reason you should work out at least three times a week: Being fit will help you better manage your health as you age.

While you might not experience menopause symptoms until your 50s, you could start experiencing perimenopause symptoms – the stage that occurs several years before menopause (usually in your 40s) - when the ovaries start producing less estrogen. Perimenopause symptoms include: hot flashes, breast tenderness, worsening of PMS, decreased sex drive, fatigue, mood swings, irregular periods, and difficulty sleeping, among others. Around this time, women generally start to gain weight, especially around their bellies, which can lead to a host of problems, including metabolic syndrome, or increased risk factors for heart disease.

Dropping 10 pounds in your 40s can help. One German study found that regular exercise not only trimmed women’s waistlines but also reduced cholesterol levels, maintained bone density and reduced the incidence of migraines and mood swings.

So what are you waiting for? Start living a fitness-forward life today!

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